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law
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Meanings
noun
  • the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties.
    E.g. shooting the birds is against the law
  • a rule defining correct procedure or behaviour in a sport.
    E.g. the laws of the game
  • a statement of fact, deduced from observation, to the effect that a particular natural or scientific phenomenon always occurs if certain conditions are present.
    E.g. the second law of thermodynamics
  • the body of divine commandments as expressed in the Bible or other religious texts.
noun
  • a hill, typically one that is round or conical in shape.
    E.g. I had a lovely walk up North Berwick Law today

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